Anish Kapoor at the Leeum Samsung
Prior to last weekend, I didn’t know much about Anish Kapoor, an Indian artist residing in England, but after hearing many positive reviews, I visited the Leeum/Samsung Museum of Art to see his solo exhibition. I’ve been anxious to return to this particular museum ever since I viewed Do Ho Suh’s impressive solo, “Home Within...
By day: street art and steel factories in Mullae
A few weeks ago, I visited Mullae, “the art village of Seoul,” located on the Western side of the city in Youngdeungpo-gu. I shot some photos of the neighborhood at night, documenting the small metal and steel factories, narrow alleyways and street art illuminated by the dim glow of street lights. As I mentioned in...
By Night: street art and steel factories in Mullae
To many, Seoul is a city that is stark and clean. Cloned, white high-rise apartment buildings are replacing old, demolished houses, and graffiti and street art is rare. Some neighborhoods have yet to be redeveloped, such as my neighborhood in northeast Seoul, comprised of 1970′s style houses with kimchi pots and gardens on the rooftops, and others...
The Seoul Subway Challenge: LINE 4
I’m thrilled to be participating in The Seoul Subway Challenge, an idea by Tom from Waegook Tom. This project requires nine Korea-based bloggers to document unique, off-the-beaten-path places on at least five stops of one specific subway line. I was assigned LINE 4, the light blue line running from Northeastern Seoul all the way to...
Where to see art in Portland, ME
Photo: Swoon, a well-known contemporary street artist, adhered wheatpaste prints to the exterior of Space Gallery located on Congress St. My newest service article titled, Where to see art in Portland, ME, was published on Matador Trips today. The Portland art scene is rather small, but there’s some innovative, inspiring work to be seen in...
Do Ho Suh: a Korean artist encourages viewers to analyze the concept of home
I recently viewed the Korean artist Do Ho Suh’s (서도호) solo exhibition, Home Within Home, at the Leeum/Samsung Museum in Seoul. I can honestly say this is one of the greatest contemporary art exhibitions I’ve ever seen. (I even walked through the entire exhibition twice.) His work is innovative, concrete, and elegant. Also, the viewer can...
Heyri Art Valley: get inspired by Korea’s hidden art village
HEYRI ART VALLEY was named after “the song of Heyri,” a traditional farming song from Paju province in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Since the days of singing after laboring in the fields, Heyri has evolved into an international village for artistic types to sing in their studios as they labor on their own creative projects. Due...
MADE IN series: personal artwork based on globalization and garments
At the end of 2010, before moving to Korea, I was living in Maine. I felt so free to experiment with ideas, materials and imagery in Maine, perhaps because I was away from criticism, other artists, and an art school environment. I was completely isolated from the art world there, but somehow my brain was...
Beijing’s 798 Art District: where fine art and commercialism collide
China’s rapid development and economic growth have sparked a creative explosion in the international art market. Beijing’s 798 Art Zone, otherwise known as Dashanzi art district, is part of this movement. Located in the Chaoyang district, the galleries exist in communist-era, Bauhaus-style factory buildings, originally named Joint Factory 798. Contemporary artists on the lookout for...
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